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Department of Commerce v United States House of Representatives

525 U.S. 316 (1999)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1999
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Statistical sampling cannot be used for congressional apportionment purposes under the Census Act.

Area of Law

constitutional

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